The belt (and pulley bolts) should be on a pre-ride check. So just when ever the belt gets away from manual specs, which admittedly doesn't seem to happen that often so Smitty's post covers the time factor.

I just got my HOG magizine today and it just so happened to have an article on belt life in there. One person wrote in that he has a 1996 FLHTCI that he bought new and he has 127K miles on the original belt. (I believe I would change that one before it caught me out somewhere) :coffee

I've got 105k on my original belt on my 04 Road Glide. I've never babied the bike, but I don't attempt burnouts or wheelies. I inspect it for damage when I change rear tires, which I've done myself all the time myself and also check the tension.

Looks like a tough job to change one of them bad boys. 47,000 so far. I suppose I could save a few bucks in labor by having it replaced when I'm getting a new tire. I need to check it on a regularr basis. Thank God for the peace of ming with triple AAA.